May 8, 2008

UK Police Official: Camera Surveillance Network Has Failed to Cut Crime

Massive investment in CCTV cameras to prevent crime in the UK has failed to have a significant impact, despite billions of pounds spent on the new technology, a senior police officer piloting a new database has warned. Only 3% of street robberies in London were solved using CCTV images, despite the fact that Britain has more security cameras than any other country in Europe. The warning comes from the head of the Visual Images, Identifications and Detections Office (Viido) at New Scotland Yard.

CCTV boom has failed to slash crime, say police, Guardian UK, May 6, 2008.